On August 5, Tino Krupalla, co-chairman of Germany’s opposition Alternative for Germany party, stated that the United States and European Union’s confrontational policies toward Russia and Iran are driving up energy prices across Europe. “The United States and the EU have put themselves in a difficult position with their policy of war and confrontation. The war with Iran and the economic war with Russia lead to the fact that energy is becoming scarce and expensive,” Krupalla wrote on social media platform X.
Krupalla also called for a peaceful settlement of international conflicts in Europe and Western Asia, and advocated for free trade in energy resources.
Additionally, Kirill Dmitriev, Russia’s Special Representative for investment and economic cooperation with foreign countries and head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, warned on July 18 that the European Union and United Kingdom would suffer the greatest losses from a new round of the global energy crisis. He emphasized that prudent nations view Russia as an indispensable and reliable supplier in any diversified energy mix.
